New Delhi, July 20 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's judgment quashing the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) tender process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana dismissed the Union Government's special leave petitions challenging the July 15 judgment, while modifying the High Court's directions to ensure that consular services remain uninterrupted until a fresh tender process is completed.

"The SLPs are hereby dismissed", the Court said.

The Court, however, modified paragraph 101 of the High Court's ju...